The building is listed as a contributing property to the National Register of Historic Places in Bloomington Central Business District, a historic district encompassing much of downtown Bloomington, Illinois. Built in 1928 in the Art Deco style, it served as the corporate headquarters of State Farm Insurance until 1974 and continued as a important asset in the State Farm portfolio until they moved their last employees from there in 2018.
In the first quarter of 2020, the new owner of this historic building has leased the top four floors to Keplr Vision, which have been given naming rights to the building. We now have the privilege to offer this unique leasing opportunity to other growing companies in the Central Illinois area.
The building is located in Downtown Bloomington, which is the cultural center of the City of Bloomington, a growing and vibrant county seat community in the heart of Central Illinois. In addition to being a work and play destination, Downtown is increasingly a place called home for millennials and empty-nesters in the many recently renovated loft apartments throughout Downtown. With major venues including the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts (BCPA), Grossinger Motors Arena, The Castle Theatre, and more than twenty art studios and galleries, Downtown Bloomington is the region’s arts and entertainment destination. Downtown’s many historic buildings create a charming and easily walkable urban environment while offering numerous opportunities for new businesses to join our successful mix of existing specialty retail, dining, and professional service offerings.
Additionally, the Downtown is adjacent to the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University (1,600 + students) which is recognized as one of the nation’s premiere private residential liberal arts universities. It is located one mile south of Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, a 221 bed hospital with 1,305 employees, a part of Advocate Aurora Health, the 10th largest not-for-profit integrated health system in the United States. Downtown is 1.5 miles from Illinois State University with its nearly 21,000 students and over a 3,250 employees who combined contribute more than $833 million to the local economy.
Bloomington is an award winning community being rated in 2019 #1 on PennyGeeks.com 2019 list of the Top Cities for Recent College Graduates. Additionally in 2018, Bloomington was named one of "The Greenest Cities" by Insurify. In 2017, Bloomington-Normal ranked #10 for Top College Towns by Business Insider.
2016
Bloomington-Normal ranked as one of "11 Cities You've Never Thought to Live, But Should" by Huffington Post.
Bloomington is ranked #15 for Best Cities for new college grads nationally by Zumper.
Bloomington-Normal Metro Area is ranked within top 50 Best Places for STEM Grads 2016 by Nerd Wallet,
Bloomington is ranked #3 of the Top 25 Small College Towns in America by USA Today.
Bloomington is ranked #10 in the 2016 Best Affordable Places to Live for Families in America by Liveability,
2015
Bloomington is ranked #25 of the Best Small Places for Businesses and Careers in the US by Forbes,
Bloomington is the Digital Capital of Illinois Google Economic Impact.
Bloomington is ranked #5 of the Best Cities for Families in Illinois by Apartment List,
And the lists go on...
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